Stephen Grootes speaks to Sam Sole, Managing partner of the amaBhungane centre for investigative journalism about the high stakes battle over Tongaat Hulett, the looming liquidation bid, and the claims of corporate manipulation that now threaten the entire KZN sugar economy.
Listen to the interview in the audio player below.
A critical court hearing scheduled for Friday, which could determine the fate of Tongaat Hulett.
Business rescue practitioners (BRPs) plan to ask the court to place the company under provisional liquidation, a move that could trigger the shutdown of sugar mills just weeks before the harvest season begins.
Without the mills operating, cane growers would be unable to process their crops, putting thousands of jobs and…